Building my Gaming PC

[chromedome]

Must admit I thoroughly enjoyed overclocking the 7600k, took me back to Athlon days.

 

[Jatman]

I have a 120mm fan from my old power supply, is it advisable to use it for my case. I see that it has a 2 pin connector whereas the other fans in my case have a 3 pin.

 

[ponder]

I have a 120mm fan from my old power supply, is it advisable to use it for my case. I see that it has a 2 pin connector whereas the other fans in my case have a 3 pin.

is it a 220v ac fan or 12v dc fan?

 

[Jatman]

is it a 220v ac fan or 12v dc fan?

I'm not sure. I'll check it after work.

How would the voltage and ac/dc affect the decision as to whether i should use it or not?

 

[Jatman]

The fan doesn't say if ac/dc or the voltage.

 

[Jatman]

Is the free upgrade from windows 7 to 10 still available?

 

[ponder]

Is the free upgrade from windows 7 to 10 still available?

There are still ways to get the free upgrade.

https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/

 

[Fro]

Keep the 980 TI. It's still a good card.

get a MB for R700 vs R1400

I would say avoid H chipset motherboards. You're just limiting your expandability down the line.

 

[SYNERGY]

Must admit I thoroughly enjoyed overclocking the 7600k, took me back to Athlon days.

What frequency/ gHz are you getting?

I'm still using my 2600k oc'd to 4.6gHz stable for donkey years. My next upgrade should break 5gHz+ to make me happy lol

 

[Jatman]

I can't install Windows 7 on my pc. Everything is setup. I switch it one my keyboard and mouse work up until the starting screen pop up.

 

[ponder]

I can't install Windows 7 on my pc. Everything is setup. I switch it one my keyboard and mouse work up until the starting screen pop up.

What hardware?
Check bios for legacy usb support.
Try pss mouse/keyboard.

 

[Jatman]

What hardware?
Check bios for legacy usb support.
Try pss mouse/keyboard.

MSI A320 bazooka motherboard
Ryzen 1600x
250gb Samsung ssd
700w antec Power supply
Zotac Gtx 1080 mini
Redragon Yama mechanical keyboard
Gigabyte M6900 laser mouse.

Legacy support is on.

Don't have a ps/2 keyboard and mouse. I've asked a friend if he has at least the keyboard.

 

[The Voice]

MSI A320 bazooka motherboard
Ryzen 1600x
250gb Samsung ssd
700w antec Power supply
Zotac Gtx 1080 mini
Redragon Yama mechanical keyboard
Gigabyte M6900 laser mouse.

Legacy support is on.

Don't have a ps/2 keyboard and mouse. I've asked a friend if he has at least the keyboard.

Random question: your hardware is awesome, but why did you skimp on the chipset, and not go for at least the 350?

 

[Jatman]

Random question: your hardware is awesome, but why did you skimp on the chipset, and not go for at least the 350?

Thanks.

Got it coz it has 4 ram slots and I pic e slot. I'm not a fan of sli.

I saved a bit of cash with each component that I bought which meant I was able to consider getting 250gb ssd. Lol.

 

[SYNERGY]

I can't install Windows 7 on my pc. Everything is setup. I switch it one my keyboard and mouse work up until the starting screen pop up.

You're using the back USB ports correct?
Try a USB 2.0 port.

 

[The Voice]

Speak subject to correction, but I recall that at a stage Win 7 wasn't supported by Ryzen, or any of its hardware partners for the Ryzen mobos. Long shot, but you wouldn't be able to have a copy of Win 10 lying around or at least borrow one to just test?

 

[Jatman]

Speak subject to correction, but I recall that at a stage Win 7 wasn't supported by Ryzen, or any of its hardware partners for the Ryzen mobos. Long shot, but you wouldn't be able to have a copy of Win 10 lying around or at least borrow one to just test?

Damn. My one friend may have windows 10. I'll check with him.

 

[Jatman]

I'm looking to put in a D-Link DWA 548 PCIE adapter and that slot below my card is the only one available.

Would it be advisable to have the adapter so close to the fans of the GPU? Or should I just buy a USB wifi adapter?

If USB, then please suggest an inexpensive adapter that has good range, if possible.

 

[The Voice]

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I'm looking to put in a D-Link DWA 548 PCIE adapter and that slot below my card is the only one available.

Would it be advisable to have the adapter so close to the fans of the GPU? Or should I just buy a USB wifi adapter?

If USB, then please suggest an inexpensive adapter that has good range, if possible.

Is that an old or a new case? If new, why did you remove the slot covers at the back? Dust is going to love your PC...

I wouldn't choke the GPU fans - if it was a blower card it wouldn't really matter, but those fans need to work optimally, and by that I mean suck in a lot of cool air.

I'll leave the USB recommendation to someone else, as I currently use a PCIE card for WiFi.

 

[Jatman]

Is that an old or a new case? If new, why did you remove the slot covers at the back? Dust is going to love your PC...

I wouldn't choke the GPU fans - if it was a blower card it wouldn't really matter, but those fans need to work optimally, and by that I mean suck in a lot of cool air.

I'll leave the USB recommendation to someone else, as I currently use a PCIE card for WiFi.

It's an old case. I wanna get a new case. Don't have the cash for one now though.